Distraction: noun
- 1.a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else."the company found passenger travel a distraction from the main business of moving freight"
Growing up in America today is to be a part of a society that is rapidly and constantly changing. The fact is you are surrounded by technology and information and spend a large portion of your time interacting with it. But what is it doing to your brain?
As we saw from the video in class, our brains are not wired for multi-tasking. Some tasks require more concentration than others and when we switch between many tasks we lose focus.
Specific Instructions: For this post think about something you do that requires your full attention. Then think about your habits with technology while trying to concentrate. Do you listen to music while doing homework? Is that bad? Do you respond to texts while doing homework? Then go online and find evidence to support your response. Please include the link to the site you use in your response. -5 points if you respond with no link. Do not copy other people's posts, ideas or links. You will get a 0 for plagiarizing.
If you missed the video in class please watch the first 8:40 minutes of this documentary:
Sample post:
I like to listen to music while I do homework. It helps me to relax and focus. After reading this article (https://gradeslam.org/blog/does-listening-to-music-help-with-studying) I learned...
while studying i tend to listen to music, however, when i read this article (http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/10/08/does-music-help-you-study/) i found out that it is both good and bad to do this while studying. it depends on who you are and how you study, some people can easily focus while doing another thing and other cannot.
ReplyDeleteI like to listen to music while I do homework. It helps me to relax and focus. I listen it in vk.com. After I find information in www.google.com
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ReplyDeleteI like listening to music and texting while doing homework. Listening to music males me feel relaxed and texting helps me keep in contact with my friends. This article says that 65% actually do their schoolwork. It really seems that they could not go for 15 minutes without engaging their devices which was kind of scary. (http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/05/multitasking_while_studying_divided_attention_and_technological_gadgets.html)
ReplyDeleteI like to watch YouTube and do homework at the same time. This website http://drdavewalsh.com/posts/tips/172 gives you different steps on how to stay on task
ReplyDeleteI like to listen to music while doing my homework. It helps me relax and it makes me less stressed out. The website college.usatoday.com tells you that music has a very big impact on you while doing your homework.
ReplyDeleteWhen I get home, I turn on my tv and watch Netflix. I get my books and start my homework. Sometimes I get distracted but mainly I concentrate more while having a distraction because it keeps me focused. (https://www.google.com/amp/www.uloop.com/news-amp/view.php/160516/Study-Habits-During-Netflix-How-You-Can?client=safari) This website tells me that Netflix or tv can help. Watching a educational show/THINKING show can stimulate the brain to work harder.
ReplyDeleteWhen I study I often have my phone near me which results in me procrastinating as I always say I'll study after I send this text etc.http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2015/07/you-kind-of-cant-ignore-your-cell-phone.html
ReplyDeleteWhen i do homework i like to doodle. I usually do it without even noticing, i still do my assignments but it relaxes me when i doodle. The website I'm putting down tells you how its actually fine if you doodle while doing homework http://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2009/04/common-sense-and-doodling.html
ReplyDeleteWhen I do homework I like to listen to music. Music usually helps me to relax and be less stressful. The website http://education.seattlepi.com/listening-music-doing-homework-affect-grade-school-1365.html talks about the types of music to listen to that helps you to focus.
ReplyDeletewhen i do homework i listen to music because i used to feel like it helps me focus but now i realize that it doesn't help as much if i don't have music. it takes me longer to do my work while listening to music than being focused with out it.
ReplyDeleteuncc49er.com/622/music-can-help-you-study/ says that certain music does help you focus more.
when i do homework i listen to music because i used to feel like it helps me focus but now i realize that it doesn't help as much if i don't have music. it takes me longer to do my work while listening to music than being focused with out it.
ReplyDeleteuncc49er.com/622/music-can-help-you-study/ says that certain music does help you focus more.
I listen to music when do my homework because it helps me work faster and stay focused.
ReplyDeleteI like to listen to music and do my homework, but it is often distracting. I end up singing/rapping to songs woth lyrics and get too carried away.
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